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Does Conway's game of life admit a notion of energy?
(I am not sure if this is a mathematics or physics question so I am not sure where to post it. I am posting it here because the chief subject is an unreal universe that is purely a subject of ...
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Do these rational sequences always reach an integer?
This post comes from the suggestion of Joel Moreira in a comment on An alternative to continued fraction and applications (itself inspired by the Numberphile video 2.920050977316 and Fridman, ...
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Periodic orbit property
A topological space $X$ satisfies the "Periodic orbit property", briefly POP, if for every continuous map $f:X \to X$, there exist a natural number $n$ and a point $x_{0}\in X$ such that $...
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Radial behavior of dynamical map $x_{n+1}=2x_ny_n$, $y_{n+1}=1-2x_n^2$
Consider the sequence in the unit disk $D=\{(x,y)\,|\,x^2+y^2\leq 1\}$ iteratively defined by the quadratic map $$\begin{aligned} x_{n+1}&=2x_ny_n\\y_{n+1}&=1-2x_n^2\end{aligned},$$
starting ...
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Strange behavior of $x_{n+1}=x_n +\lambda \sin x_n$
Consider a sequence $(x_n)$ satisfying $x_{n+1}=x_n +\lambda \sin x_n$.
You would expect the sequence $x_n$ to depend on $x_0$ and to exhibit a chaotic, Brownian-type behavior, and indeed it does ...
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Random reflections unexpectedly produce banded distributions
Start with $p_1$ a random point on the origin-centered unit circle $C$.
At step $i$, select a random point $q_i$ on $C$, and a random mirror line
$M_i$ through $q_i$, and reflect $p_i$ in $M_i$ to ...
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State of the art on: "If a dynamical system is Li-Yorke chaotic, does there exist a Cantor scrambled set?"
The following problem is presented in the paper Recent development of chaos theory in topological dynamics - by Jian Li and Xiangdong Ye :
"If a dynamical system [$(X,f)$, $X$ metric space, $f$ ...
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Topological dynamical systems with only zero-entropy factors
Suppose the dynamical system $(X,T)$ has only proper factors (i.e. not $(X,T)$ itself) of zero topological entropy. Does the system $(X,T)$ also have zero entropy?
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Construction of minimal zero entropy measure-theoretically strong mixing subshift?
Does anyone know of a construction of a subshift (over $\mathbb{Z}$) which is
(1) minimal
(2) zero (topological) entropy
(3) measure-theoretically strong mixing (for some measure)?
I am in particular ...
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An entire function all whose forward orbits are bounded
Edit: I revise the question according to the comment of Gabe Conant.
What is an example of a non constant entire function $f:\mathbb{C}\to \mathbb{C}$ which satisfy the following?:
For every $...
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General term formulas for nonlinear recurrence sequences
It seems to be a well known question: in which cases will there be general term formulas for sequences like $p_n=a p_{n-1} ^2 +b p_{n-1} +c$ where $a, b, c$ are real or complex numbers and n is ...
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Orbits of the function f(x)=2x (mod 1)
I am currently studying the dynamics associated with the function $f(x)=2x$ (mod 1). In particular, if we define the orbit of an element $y \in [0,1]$
$$ orb(y)= \{ f^m(y): m \in \mathbb{Z}\}$$
it ...
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Equivalence of bounded gradient flow solutions and uniformly bounded gradient descent trajectories for definable functions
I am reading paper [1] by C. Josz regarding the global convergence of the gradient method. The main result is the following:
$\textbf{Theorem}$: For a definable differentiable function $f : \mathbb{R}^...
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Divisible orientation preserving diffeomorphism which is time-$1$ map of no smooth flow
Is there an orientation preserving smooth diffeomorphism $f$ on a compact manifold $M$ such that
for every $n\in \mathbb{N}$, there is a smooth diffeomorphism $g:M \to M$, as $n$th root of ...
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Examples of discrete-space continuous-time dynamical systems
Something that I see occur repeatedly in my work is the need for formal notions of discrete-space continuous-time dynamics — these are generally realized as digital oscillators that are interact using ...
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Is the logistic map $x_{n+1}=r x_n (1-x_n)$ exactly solvable for any $r$ other than $-2,2,4$?
It is known that for $r=-2,2,4$ the logistic map $x_{n+1}=r x_n (1-x_n)$ has exact solutions of the form
$$
x_n=\frac12 \left\{ 1- f\left(r^n f^{-1}(1-2x_0)\right)\right\} \qquad \qquad{(*)}
$$
for ...
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Can every dynamical system be interpreted in terms of (unitary) conjugation in an operator algebra
Let $H$ be a Hilbert space and $X$ be a compact Hausdorff space with a homeomorphism $\alpha: X \to X$. Assume that $C(X)$ is a commutative sub algebra of $B(H)$, namely $C(X)$ is embedded in $B(H)$...
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Run-away functions
Let $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ be a continuous function. We say that f has the run-away property if for every compact subset $K\subseteq \mathbb{R}$ there is some positive integer N such ...
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Showing that the inverse of a function is approximately equivalent to $\frac{1}{n^{1/\alpha}}$
I'm currently working with someone on my PhD, and last week they asked me to check that a certain approximation holds as an exercise. Unfortunately, I couldn't figure out how to do it, and we've since ...
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Reversal of open cover with topologically transitive dynamical system
Let $X$ be a separable metric space, $\phi\in C(X,X)$ be a topologically transitive dynamical system, and $V$ be a non-empty open subset of $X$, and $\nu$ be a locally-positive and atomless Borel ...
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Is composition of discrete Hamiltonian flows integrable?
Consider $\Bbb{R}^2$ with the usual symplectic form $$\omega = dx \wedge dy$$
For a function $H \colon \Bbb{R}^2 \to \Bbb{R}$, let $X_H$ be the Hamiltonian vector field. Then the map $\Bbb{R}^2 \to \...
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Convergence of iteration of a convex program
Let $\mathbf{V} \in \mathbb{R}_{+}^{n \times m}, \ \ \mathbf{E} \in \mathbb{R}_{+}^{n \times m}$, with $\mathbf{V} \mathbf{1}_{m} = \mathbf{1}_{n}$ and $\mathbf{E}^{T} \mathbf{1}_{n} = \mathbf{1}_{m}$...
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How often can we renormalize unimodal maps?
A unimodal map is function $f:[0,1]\rightarrow [0,1]$ such that there exist $c\in (0,1)$ such that $f$ is strictly increasing on $[0,c)$ and strictly decreasing on $(c,1]$.
A unimodal map f is ...
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How much more cyclic vectors are there than hypercylic vectors?
$\DeclareMathOperator\C{C}\DeclareMathOperator\HC{HC}$Definitions:
Let $T:X\rightarrow X$ be a bonded linear operator on a separable (infinite-dimensional) Banach space and define the sets:
$
\HC(T)\...
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The number of minimal components of a dynamical system via certain invariants of corresponding cross product $C^*$ algebra, some precise examples
Let $X$ be a compact Hausdorff space and $\alpha$ be a homeomorphism of $X$.
So we have a natural action of $\mathbb{Z}$ on $C(X)$ which generates the cross product algebra $C^*(X,\alpha)$...
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Self-map of a set for which the sizes of fibers of iterates are given by polynomials
I am interested in functions $f\colon X\to X$ (where $X$ is some countable set) such that for every $x \in X$ there exists a polynomial $P_x$ such that $\#(f^k)^{-1}(x)=P_x(k)$ for all $k \geq 1$.
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Great literature on discrete dynamical systems and/or qualitative theory of difference equations
I am asking for the great literature on topics of discrete dynamical systems and/or qualitative theory of difference equations especially aimed on pure mathematicians. Could you please give me some ...
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How to find the hyperbolic dimension of map $f(z) = z^2$ of $\overline{\mathbb{C}}$ onto itself?
I am reading the research article "The Hausdorff dimension of the boundary of Mandelbrot set and Julia sets" by Shishikura. In his article, he defined hyperbolic sets and hyperbolic ...
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Does every proximal dynamical system have zero topological entropy?
A dynamical system is proximal if $$\:\forall (x,y) \in X \times X, \: \liminf_{n \rightarrow \infty} d(f^{n}(x),f^{n}(y)) = 0 $$ (where $X$ is a compact metric space with metric $d$). Is it true that ...
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Continuous-time extension of a discrete dynamical system
It is clear that one can obtain a discrete dynamical system from a continuous one, but is the converse possible if the system is "nice"?
Define the discrete-time dynamical system on $\mathbb{R}^d$ by
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Busy beaver sequence for a simple tag-like system
This question arose in the context of tag-like systems, specifically Bitwise Cyclic Tag (BCT). Consider the following discrete dynamical system:
Let $\mathbb{B} = \{\mathtt{0}, \mathtt{1}\}$. Let our ...
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Fine structure of bifurcation diagram of logistic family
I'd like to learn about the period-doubling route to chaos of the logistic family $f_\lambda(x)= \lambda x (1-x)$ and got interested in the fine properties of the bifurcation diagram of this family as ...
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Orbit-based metric
Let $(X,d)$ be a metric space and $f:X\rightarrow X$ be continuous. Then, is there any meaning/research done on the metric
$$
D(x,y)\triangleq \sum_{n \in \mathbb{N}} \frac1{2^n} d(f^n(x),f^n(y));
$$
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The critical exponent function
It is a known fact [1] that, for every $c\in (1,\infty]$, it is possible to find a finite alphabet $\mathcal{A}$ and a word $w\in \mathcal{A}^\omega$ such that $w$ has critical exponent $c$. It looks ...
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Chain recurrent points of a gradient-like system
Let $X$ be a compact metric space and $f:X\to X
$ homeomorphism. Let $V:X\to \mathbb{R}$ be a Lyapunov function for $(X,f)$ (continuous function such that $(\forall x\notin Fix(f))\ \ V(f(x))<V(x))...
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Rotation set vs existence of rotation number
Let $f\colon \mathbb{S}^{1}\to\mathbb{S}^{1}$ be a continuous function of degree 1 and $F\colon \mathbb{R}\to \mathbb{R}$ a lift of $f.$ One can define, for each $x\in \mathbb{R}$, the rotation number ...
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On invariant cones of the Katok map
I am studying the Katok map and similarly constructed examples of nonuniformly hyperbolic surface diffeomorphisms. An important part of the analysis of these diffeomorphisms is the invariance of a ...
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Invariant distributions for iterated random variables (stochastic dynamical systems)
This is related to discrete dynamical systems, with the initial condition $X_1$ being a random variable with a non singular distribution. The system is driven by the iteration $X_{n+1} = g(X_n)$ for ...
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Gradient-like dynamical systems
I've tried asking this question on Mathematics site, but I only got an upvote and no answer. I've searched online, tried to find something about this topic, but I haven't found much (and the things I ...
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Existence of center-stable manifold when the Jacobian is singular?
The following is a result from Shub's monograph "Global Stability of Dynamical Systems".
I dabble in the proof, and it appears to me that the existence of $W^{\rm cu}_{\rm loc}$ does not ...
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The boundedness of dynamical systems discretized from Hamiltonian systems
Let $H(p,q) = T(q) + U(p)$ be a Hamiltonian function that defines a Hamiltonian system, i.e.,
\begin{align}
&\frac{dp}{dt} = \frac{\partial H}{\partial q}(p,q) = \frac{dT}{dq},\\
&\frac{dq}{dt}...
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Repelling invariant manifold of a discrete dynamical system
Given a $C^\infty$ map $Q: \mathbb{R}^n \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^n$ with the following properties
$Q$ fixes the $x_1$-axis, i.e. $Q(x_1,0,\dotsc,0) = (x_1,0,\dotsc,0)$.
For $x_1$ in a neighborhood of $...
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Time-scale calculus (an similar approaches - measure chains) on more general "time" sets
Time-scale calculus [0], also called calculus on measure chains (introduced in this widely cited article [1] and also here [2]) unified the concept of derivative of a functions $\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\...
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$L^p$-continuity for discrete linear causal systems
Let $p \in [1, +\infty)$, $(b_0(n)), \dots (b_m(n)), (a_1(n)), \dots, (a_m(n))$ suitable sequences of real numbers and consider the map $\phi: \ell^p \to \ell^p$, $x \mapsto y$ defined by:
\begin{...
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Hypercylic operators have very typical cyclic vectors
Let $W$ be the Wiener measure on $C_0(\mathbb{R})$ and let $T\in L(C_0(\mathbb{R}),C_0(\mathbb{R}))$ be a hypercylic operator; i.e. there exists some $f \in C_0(\mathbb{R})$ such that $\{T^n(f)\}_{n=1}...
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Is there a condition for a subshift of finite type to be uniquely ergodic?
Are SFTs uniquely ergodic in general, or is there a known necessary and sufficient condition for them to be uniquely ergodic?
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Example of topologically transitive dynamical system with invariant non-ergodic Borel measure
Let $U \subset M$ be an open subset of a Riemannian manifold. I’m trying to find or construct an example of a topologically transitive dynamical system $f : U \to U$ for which
$f : \Lambda \to \...
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Topological transitivity for a self-map of $\mathbb{R}$ with finitely many discontinuities
I started working with a map $f:\mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that it is continuous except on a finite set. I started looking for a definition of topological transitivity and topological mixing in ...
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Do measure-valued dynamical systems correspond to marginals of Markov processes?
Let $(\mu_n)_{n=1}^{\infty}$ be a sequence in $\mathcal{P}_1(X)$ for some compact metric space $(X,d)$. Suppose that there is a weakly-continuous function $F:\mathcal{P}_1(X)\rightarrow \mathcal{P}_1(...
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Why does bounded distortion imply the following inequality?
Let $f: I \to I$ be a one-dimensional differentiable function of bounded distortion with distortion constant $M$, where $I$ is a compact interval in $\mathbb{R}$. That is, $I$ can be partitioned such ...